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Banana & Pecan Cake
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
Author:
Emily Davenport
Servings
16 servings
Prep Time
75 minutes
Calories
255
Moist banana & pecan cake, packed with fruit, is a delicious teatime treat. A Dairy Diary Favourites recipe.
Ingredients
- Butter 110g (4oz)
- Caster sugar 225g (8oz)
- Eggs 3, separated
- Peeled ripe bananas 225g (8oz), mashed
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Buttermilk 150ml (¼ pint)
- Plain flour 225g (8oz)
- Baking powder 2 tsp
- Sultanas 175g (6oz)
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Pecan nut halves 90g (3½ oz)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°fan/Gas 4. Grease a 20cm (8in) square cake tin and line with non-stick baking paper
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks, bananas and buttermilk. Add the flour, baking powder and sultanas and beat until smooth
- Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the cake batter. Pour into the prepared tin and arrange the nuts on top. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean
- Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out. Cut into squares to serve
Nutrition
Calories 255, Fat 11 grams, Saturated Fat 4.3 grams
